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A bill for an act providing for a capitol rotunda monument based on the painting “Declaration of Independence” by John Trumbull.

A bill for an act providing for a capitol rotunda monument based on the painting “Declaration of Independence” by John Trumbull.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
WHEELER
Last action
2026-02-11
Official status
Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 259 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act providing for a capitol rotunda monument based on the painting “Declaration of Independence” by John Trumbull.

A bill for an act providing for a capitol rotunda monument based on the painting “Declaration of Independence” by John Trumbull.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act providing for a capitol rotunda monument based on the painting “Declaration of Independence” by John Trumbull.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 259 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act providing for a capitol rotunda monument based on the painting “Declaration of Independence” by John Trumbull.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2410

BY

WHEELER

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

providing

for

a

capitol

rotunda

monument

based

on

the

1

painting

“Declaration

of

Independence”

by

John

Trumbull.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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Section

1.

DECLARATION

OF

INDEPENDENCE

——

CAPITOL

ROTUNDA

1

MONUMENT.

2

1.

The

department

of

administrative

services,

in

3

consultation

with

the

capitol

planning

commission,

shall

4

authorize

the

placement

of

a

monument

based

on

the

painting

5

“Declaration

of

Independence”

by

John

Trumbull

in

the

rotunda

6

of

the

capitol

building

subject

to

the

requirements

of

this

7

section.

8

2.

The

department

of

administrative

services

shall

solicit

9

and

approve

an

application

for

the

construction

of

a

monument

10

based

on

the

painting

“Declaration

of

Independence”

by

John

11

Trumbull.

An

application

for

the

construction

of

the

monument

12

must

specify

the

design

concept

for

the

monument,

provide

an

13

estimated

total

cost

for

the

monument,

identify

planned

sources

14

of

funding

for

construction

and

maintenance

of

the

monument,

15

provide

a

proposed

timeline

for

the

project,

and

include

such

16

other

information

as

the

department

requires.

If

more

than

one

17

application

is

submitted,

the

department,

in

consultation

with

18

the

capitol

planning

commission,

shall

approve

the

application

19

that

can

best

meet

the

requirements

for

construction

and

20

maintenance

of

the

monument.

21

EXPLANATION

22

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

23

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

24

This

bill

requires

the

department

of

administrative

25

services,

in

consultation

with

the

capitol

planning

commission,

26

to

authorize

the

placement

of

a

monument

based

on

the

painting

27

“Declaration

of

Independence”

by

John

Trumbull

in

the

rotunda

28

of

the

capitol

building.

The

bill

requires

the

department

29

to

solicit

and

approve

an

application

for

the

monument.

If

30

more

than

one

application

is

submitted,

the

department,

in

31

consultation

with

the

capitol

planning

commission,

shall

32

approve

the

application

that

can

best

meet

the

requirements

for

33

construction

and

maintenance

of

the

monument.

34

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